The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem.
苏丹的妻妾住在後宫.
Just when the workers were about to go on strike, the wives began to point out that they would have no money for Christmas, and the movement went off the boil.
正当工人将要罢工时, 他们的妻子开始指出这样将没钱过圣诞节了, 于是工潮便冷却下来。
And, incidentally, it is a chronic complaint of wives that their husbands do not notice new dresses, new hats, and changes in household arrangements.
而且, 顺便说一句, 妻子们经常抱怨, 他们的丈夫不注意新衣服、新帽子和家庭摆设的变化。
